VIDEO: Fort Greene's Jennifer Egan Says Next Book Will Be About Brooklyn Navy Yard

It may have been 'Jennifer Egan Day' at a ceremony at MoCADA Tuesday evening, but the Pulitzer-prize winning author of 'A Visit from the Goon Squad' already had her sights set on her next big project. 

This time, it's all about Brooklyn.

More specifically, it will focus on the Brooklyn Navy Yard, which after decades of underuse and neglect is receiving new interest from artists and developers alike as . 

"It's fun to think about writing about Brooklyn, which I've never actually done before," Egan said at yesterday's celebration over her Pulitzer win for 'Goon Squad.'

Much of the material for the book will be based on interviews with women who worked at the Navy Yard — a group today that is mostly in their 80s, according to Egan.

At the event at MoCADA's gallery space yesterday, elected officials, community members and fellow writers lauded the Fort Greene resident not just for her work but also for being a good neighbor. 

"Even with all of this national media attention, she still found time to talk to our book group," said Greenlight Bookstore co-owner Jessica Stockton-Bagnulo of Egan.

Providing the inspiration for the celebration was Councilwoman Letitia James, D-Brooklyn, who said she was first struck by what she called Egan's "genius" after reading a 2002 New York Times article she penned on the plight of homeless children. 

"We are lucky to have her as a part of our community," James said.